RE: Is atheism a belief?
March 3, 2019 at 10:38 am
(This post was last modified: March 3, 2019 at 10:39 am by EgoDeath.)
(March 2, 2019 at 4:00 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Still not sure what the problem is with saying atheism is a belief. I say there's Skydaddy. You say, "Yeah. . . I doubt it, bud. Show me." You believe Skydaddy isn't real, but you're always willing to accept evidence to the contrary.
Why are atheists fighting so hard to be seen as people who simply lack a belief, and not as those who believe certain propositions are likely false?
Atheism = without belief in god
Asexuality = without sexual attraction to others
Amorality = without morality
What's the issue? There is no issue. The disingenuous attempt to push atheism as "a belief" is simply a sad attempt by theists to paint atheism as requiring just as much faith as theism.
A + theism = without theism. Without a belief in a god or gods. It's truly simple.
I cannot force myself to believe in god as I cannot force myself to believe that 2 + 2 = 5. You can scream and shout that I have a "belief" that 2 + 2 = 4, but unfortunately for you your efforts would be in vain. I don't "believe" that 2 + 2 = 4, I simply accept it as the fact of what my senses and logic are telling me.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
